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Jafet Jemmott, 15, was last seen leaving his Queens home on the morning of Nov. 28

His father said Jafet had wanted to go to a Brooklyn mall with friends, and that they had an argument over that prior to the teen's disappearance

The family believes that Jafet may have met someone online who convinced the teen to leave the house

A New York City teen has been missing for over a week now after he left home and disappeared.

In an email shared with PEOPLE on Thursday, Dec. 11, the New York City Police Department (NYPD) said that Jafet Jemmott, 15, was last seen leaving home in the Rockaways on Nov. 28 at about 6 a.m. local time.

Jafet’s father, Federico Jemmott, said they got into a fight the previous night because Jafet wanted to go shopping at a thrift store in Brooklyn, be

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